Is this dinos?

[lilpew]

This stuff has been in my tank for about two months. Can’t seem to git rid of it. It has now completely covered the back glass and all my rocks. Is it dinos?

 

[randomfishdude]

Whats your nitrate and phos?

I have something that looks simalar in my 75gal. It hasn't harmed anything though.

 

[lilpew]

Nitrate is under 5 and i don’t test phosphate

 

[CoralB]

Nitrate is under 5 and i don’t test phosphate

Not testing phosphates might be why you have this issue . Could you post a pic with whites on ?

 

[lilpew]

Not testing phosphates might be why you have this issue . Could you post a pic with whites on ?

Here are the pics with whites on

 

[Troylee]

Doesn’t appear to be Dino’s… you got something else going on..

 

[lilpew]

Doesn’t appear to be Dino’s… you got something else going on..

Oh wow. I just assumed it was dinos. I do see bubbles on whatever this is during the day too. What do you think it is?

 

[shakacuz]

could it be lyngbya?

 

[lilpew]

could it be lyngbya?

Yeah I just looked it up and what I have in my tank looks identical. Any tips on getting rid of it?

 

[lilpew]

Took some more pics. Does this still look like lyngbya?

 

[Troylee]

Possibly Dino’s mixed in with something else.. gonna need a microscope to tell. @taricha might be able to help.

 

[Rugops]

I just scrap mine off. Doesn't do anything.

 

[taricha]

Here are the pics with whites on

That 2nd and 3rd pic makes me not worry at all. A snail totally plowed through the entire back wall of that stuff. They quickly refuse to eat toxic or distasteful dinos or other algae.

 

[lilpew]

I just scrap mine off. Doesn't do anything.

I scrape it off and it’s back in a day.

 

[lilpew]

That 2nd and 3rd pic makes me not worry at all. A snail totally plowed through the entire back wall of that stuff. They quickly refuse to eat toxic or distasteful dinos or other algae.

That’s a good point I noticed that as well. It’s the long stringy stuff on the back glass and the rocks that any of my CUC refuse to eat

 

[Uncle99]

How old?
Looks like diatoms in a new system to me.
If so, balanced and stable chemistry will correct that in time and is completely normal.
Dinos, the golden type can leave hard surfaces at night, and reappear when lights on. Correction same as diatoms, nutrients availability and stable chemistry.
Toothbrush that stuff out for now.

 

[vetteguy53081]

This stuff has been in my tank for about two months. Can’t seem to git rid of it. It has now completely covered the back glass and all my rocks. Is it dinos?

Not dinos but what is known as Lyngbya which is more related to cyano than dino. It is easy to shave off glass which is main surface it adheres to and netted as you shave off. It blows easily off rock and then siphoned. After these steps, lower white light or even turn off whites for 3 days, add liquid bacteria such as Micro Bacter 7 during day for a week and 3% peroxide at night in the sump also for a week. As you see it clearing, utilize a few Caribbean blue leg Hermits, large astrea snails, ninja star snails and pitho crabs to help maintain control. Some reasons you get this is inadequate water flow, over feeding, improper skimming and lack of maintenance.

 

[lilpew]

Not dinos but what is known as Lyngbya which is more related to cyano than dino. It is easy to shave off glass which is main surface it adheres to and netted as you shave off. It blows easily off rock and then siphoned. After these steps, lower white light or even turn off whites for 3 days, add liquid bacteria such as Micro Bacter 7 during day for a week and 3% peroxide at night in the sump also for a week. As you see it clearing, utilize a few Caribbean blue leg Hermits, large astrea snails, ninja star snails and pitho crabs to help maintain control. Some reasons you get this is inadequate water flow, over feeding, improper skimming and lack of maintenance.

Interesting. I have been dosing hydrogen peroxide at 1.5ml per 10 gallons for almost a week now and have seen no difference in the tank. I’ve also been doing 20% water changes weekly. I do have some turbo snails, cerith snails, and blue leg hermits and they really don’t want to eat the stuff. Every time i scrape it off it does seem to come back with a vengeance though. I’ve even tried chemiclean when i thought this stuff was cyano. It did kill off some of it within the recommended 48 hours but once I did the water change after the 48 hours it started growing back immediately.

 

[lilpew]

How old?
Looks like diatoms in a new system to me.
If so, balanced and stable chemistry will correct that in time and is completely normal.
Dinos, the golden type can leave hard surfaces at night, and reappear when lights on. Correction same as diatoms, nutrients availability and stable chemistry.
Toothbrush that stuff out for now.

My tank has almost been running for a year now. I’ve went the the diatom phase and they all died out a long time ago. I’ve tried tooth brushing it off but it just seems to make it worse lol

 

[Dan_P]

Possibly Dino’s mixed in with something else.. gonna need a microscope to tell. @taricha might be able to help.

Looks like a mix on nuisance organisms